PT-2025-49358 · WordPress · Wordpress Starter Templates

Michael Mazzolini · CVE-2025-13065 · Published 2025-12-06 · Updated 2025-12-11

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

8.8

High

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions WordPress Starter Templates versions up to and including 4.4.41

Description The Starter Templates plugin for WordPress is susceptible to arbitrary file upload due to inadequate file type validation when handling WXR files. This allows files with double extensions to bypass sanitization, enabling authenticated attackers with author-level access or higher to upload arbitrary files to the server. Successful exploitation may lead to remote code execution.

Recommendations Update the Starter Templates plugin to a version newer than 4.4.41.

Fix

RCE

Unrestricted File Upload

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-434

Related Identifiers

CVE-2025-13065

Affected Products

Wordpress Starter Templates

References · 10

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-13065 · Security Note
• https://t.me/cveNotify/145008 · Telegram Post
• https://twitter.com/vuln_tracker/status/1997286068282884469 · Twitter Post
• https://twitter.com/CveFindCom/status/1997254524084330568 · Twitter Post
• https://wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/439e4c99-8f34-4e66-9d86-c0cbb8cf6da0?source=cve · Note
• https://twitter.com/CVEnew/status/1997257378467611001 · Twitter Post
• https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3395498/astra-sites/tags/4.4.42/inc/lib/starter-templates-importer/importer/wxr-importer/st-wxr-importer.php · Note
• https://twitter.com/VulmonFeeds/status/1997263491216887950 · Twitter Post
• https://twitter.com/cracbot/status/1999071720918094022 · Twitter Post
• https://t.me/CVEtracker/39002 · Telegram Post